Men's Lacrosse Completes Season at 6-8.

May 12, 1998

1998 Men's Lacrosse Quick Facts
Head Coach Randy Marks
Year/ Record 16th/ 113-100
Assistant Stewart Moan
1997 Record 7-7
1998 Record 6-8
Home Field Villanova Stadium (12,000)
SID Contact Adam Arnegger

1998 Season in review

With only four seniors on the 1998 Villanova Lacrosse squad the Wildcats looked to gain some much needed experience, while trying to steal some wins. With five nationally ranked opponents on the schedule the 'Cats had their work cut out for them.

The Wildcats were led offensively by senior Jeff Huber. Huber was coming off a 1997 campaign that some people would only dream of, scoring 32 goals and 18 assists for 50 points. In 1998, Huber became the center point for the Wildcats offense. He tallied 13 goals and 26 assists for 39 points. Huber set the school record for assists in a game with nine against the University of Denver on April 9. Huber scored at least one point in 11 of the 'Cats 14 games this season.

Along side Huber at attack was a freshman from Wilton, Conn., Andy Bogle. Bogle, who was looked upon to produce right from the start, and did not let his teammates down as he scored in eight out of 14 contests for the Wildcats. Bogle had his best effort in a close game against Lehigh, where the talented freshman tallied two goals and two assists as 'Cats defeated Engineers 11-10.

The Wildcats' midfield was also a mix of young players. The 'Cats started two sophomores and a junior, Eric Dauer, Justin Loonie and Andy D'Amico. Dauer led the midfield with 20 goals and 4 assists for 24 points. D'Amico chipped in with 15 goals and three assists for 18 points, while Justin Loonie tallied seven goals and 15 assists for 22 points. The Wildcat midfield combined for 42 goals and 22 assists for 64 points

With only one starter returning on defense from the 1997 squad, the Wildcats counted on a great deal of youth. Junior Evan Clancy started all 14 games for the 'Cats showing a strong defensive presence. The Wildcats looked to freshman Brian O'Hagan to step in and anchor an inexperienced defense. O'Hagan also started all 14 games for the 'Cats garnering rookie-of-the-year honors.

Coach Marks had three outstanding goalies competing for the starting spot this season. Junior Brendan Keneally used his experience to help him win the starting spot early on in the season. Keneally finished the season with a 11.80 goals against average. Midway through the 1998 season, Keneally was pushed by two outstanding freshman, Mike Mullette and Matt Wilk. By the end of the season Mullette and Wilk each started three games for the 'Cats. Mullette finished the season with a 3-0 record, while compiling 11.39 goals against average, while Wilk finished with a 1-2 record and tallied a 14.50 goals against average.

At the faceoff position, senior Brian Rhodes once again showed that he was one of the best in the nation as he dominated the Wildcats' opponents in 1998. Rhodes tallied 155 winning faceoffs for an impressive 64%. For his career on the Main line Rhodes has notched 638 faceoffs, winning 415 for 65%.

Coming into the 1998 season, it seemed that the Wildcats' lone weakness may have been that of inexperience, a weakness that can only change and improve with time. With the 'Cats losing only four seniors to graduation, the best is yet to come for the 1999 Villanova Wildcats men's lacrosse team.

A Look at the Wildcats When...
At Home 3-4On the Road 3-4Against Ranked Opponents    0-5Against Top Ten Opponents   0-3Outshot by or Even with Opponents   0-5 Outshooting Opponents   6-3Winning More Face-offs  6-4Winning Less Face-offs  0-4Controlling More Groundballs    6-4Controlling Less Groundballs    0-4 Allowing 10 Goals or Less   4-0Allowing 10-15 Goals    2-4Allowing 15+ Goals  0-4Scoring 10 or Less Goals    0-7Scoring 10 or More Goals    6-1Leading after First Quarter 4-1Behind after First Quarter  2-6Leading at the Half 4-1Behind at the Half  1-7Leading After Three Quarters    5-0Behind After Three Quarters 1-7Indoors 0-0Outdoors    6-8In Midweek Games    3-2In Weekend Games    3-6During the Day  4-6At Night    2-2On Artificial Turf  3-5On Grass    3-1In the Month of February    0-1In the Month of March   2-4In the Month of April   4-3
Wildcat Statistical Leaders
No. Name                G   A   PTS33  Jeffrey Huber       13  26  3917  Eric Dauer          20  4   245   Justin Loonie       7   15  2215  David A. D'Amico    15  3   1839  Andrew Bogle        12  4   1629  John McTigue        9   7   16
No. Name                GB14  Brian Rhodes        8328  Christopher Larson  7617  Eric Dauer          6824  Brian P. O'Hagan    4933  Jeffrey Huber       4621  Tim Waters          36 
Top 20...
STX/United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse AssociationFINAL Men's Polls (May 4, 1998)
    1. Princeton (6) (11-1), 196    2. Loyola (3) (12-1), 192    3. Johns Hopkins (10-3), 175    4. Syracuse (1) (10-2), 170    5. Maryland (11-2), 165    6. Virginia (7-4), 151    7. Duke (10-3), 141    8. Georgetown (9-4), 121    9. UMBC (9-4), 105    10T. Butler (11-3), 102    10T. North Carolina (7-7), 102    12. Hobart (8-4), 92    13. Harvard (11-3), 82    14. Hofstra (10-4), 65    15. Penn State (6-6), 61    16. Delaware (9-6), 43    17. Navy (7-6), 41    18. Massachusetts (7-5), 31    19.Rutgers (8-7), 27    20.Notre Dame (5-7), 15    Others Receiving Votes    Brown (7), Drexel (7), Cornell (5), Towson(3), Army (1).     Voters: Army, Butler, Dartmouth, Duke, Georgetown,              Lehigh, Maryland, Rutgers, Towson, Vermont.             Team Awards...
MVP:    Jeff HuberJim Jones:  Tim WatersMost Improved:  Chris LarsonGroundballs:    Brian RhodesRookie-of-the-Year: Brian O'Hagan1999 Team Captains: Pat Buckley, Evan Clancy,     Andy D'Amico        1998 Wildcat Team Highs...
Goals:      19  vs.     DenverAssists:    15  vs.     DenverPoints:     34  vs.     DenverShots:      47  vs.     St. Joseph'sGroundballs:63  vs.     LaFayetteF/O Won:    22  vs.     St. Joseph's    Saves:      32  vs.     No. 6 Maryland
1998 Wildcat Individual Highs...
Goals:          4   Ford    vs.     DenverAssists:        9   Huber   vs.     DenverPoints:         9   Huber   vs.     DenverShots:          9   Dauer   vs.     PennGroundballs:    10  Rhodes  vs.     St. Joseph'sF/O Won:        20  Rhodes  vs.     two teams   Saves:          23  Keneally vs.    No. 6 Maryland
Faceoffs
No. Name            W   Total   Pct.14  Brian Rhodes    155 242 .64028  Chris Larson    37  64  .57810  Blaine Mitten   7   19  .3685   Peter Flynn     3   10  .300
    Villanova       199 336 .592    Opponents       137 336 .407

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Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse versus Loyola (Md.) on March 8, 2025 , Win , 12, to, 11

Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse at #6/#8 Duke on March 12, 2025 , Loss , 10, to, 16

Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse at #18/#19 Saint Joseph's on March 22, 2025 , Loss , 8, to, 16

Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse at #17/#15 Georgetown on March 29, 2025 , Loss , 13, to, 14

Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse versus Villanova on April 5, 2025 , Loss , 8, to, 11

Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse versus Marquette on April 12, 2025 , Win , 14, to, 2

Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse at #16/#16 Denver on April 19, 2025 , Win , 10, to, 6

Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse versus St. John's on April 25, 2025 , Win , 16, to, 10

Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse versus No. 2 Villanova on May 1, 2025 , Loss , 14, to, 16

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